hacer la pelota
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Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to make/do the ball”.
Verb
[edit]hacer la pelota (first-person singular present hago la pelota, first-person singular preterite hice la pelota, past participle hecho la pelota)
- (idiomatic) to suck up; brownnose
- Synonyms: pelotear, lamer el culo
Further reading
[edit]- “hacer la pelota a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28